— Cicero
Tag: Knowledge
People believe all kinds of foolish things, if they are allowed to. Foolish things are actually easier to believe; they are more flattering to the believer and less disturbing than the truth
— Bill Bonner
What the pupil must learn, if he learns anything at all, is that the world will do most of the work for you, provided you cooperate with it by identifying how it really works and aligning with those realities. If we do not let the world teach us, it teaches us a lesson
— Joseph Tussman on the importance of aligning with general principles What the pupil must learn, if he learns anything at all, is that the world will do most of the work for you, provided you cooperate with it by identifying how it really works and aligning with those realities. If we do not let
Albert Einstein once said, ‘Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.’
Albert Einstein once said, ‘Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.’
There’s a bias called “the curse of knowledge,” which is the inability to realize that other people with less experience than you have don’t see the world through the same lens you do …
— http://www.collaborativefund.com/ Business success doesn’t necessarily go to those with the best product. It goes to whoever is the most persuasive. George Soros may be one of the brightest minds in finance, but he would fail miserably as a financial advisor. Not one person in ten who reads his books understands what the hell he’s
Intelligence is great, but it’s easily muffled by four things: Ego, the inability to change your mind, the inability to communicate with others, and the unwillingness to compromise with a team
— http://www.collaborativefund.com/ Intelligence is great, but it’s easily muffled by four things: Ego, the inability to change your mind, the inability to communicate with others, and the unwillingness to compromise with a team.”